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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(goblet, wine-vessel). A large earthen water-jar with one or two handles (Gen. 24:15-20¹⁵And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. ¹⁶And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. ¹⁷And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. ¹⁸And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. ¹⁹And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. ²⁰And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. (Genesis 24:15‑20); Mark 14:13¹³And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. (Mark 14:13); Luke 22:10¹⁰And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. (Luke 22:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2765 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

κεράμιον

Transliteration:

keramion

Phonic:

ker-am’-ee-on

Meaning:

neuter of a presumed derivative of 2766; an earthenware vessel, i.e. jar

KJV Usage:

pitcher

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Genesis 24:15¹⁵And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. (Genesis 24:15). With her pitcher upon her shoulder.

The ancient pitchers were of earthenware (Lam. 4:2²The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! (Lamentations 4:2)). See also Judges 7:20²⁰And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. (Judges 7:20), where it is said that Gideon’s men brake theirs. Such are used now for drawing water. Some have one handle, and others have two.